LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 12: A woman views a stainless steel sculpture by artist Anish Kapoor entitled 'Untitled' at Sotheby's auction house on October 12, 2009 in London, England. The piece features in Sotheby's Contemporary Art Sale on October 16, 2009 and is expected to fetch up to £800,000. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 12: A woman views a stainless steel sculpture by artist Anish Kapoor entitled 'Untitled' at Sotheby's auction house on October 12, 2009 in London, England. The piece features in Sotheby's Contemporary Art Sale on October 16, 2009 and is expected to fetch up to £800,000.

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  1. MANDATORY CREDIT PHOTO BY DAVE M. BENETT/GETTY IMAGES REQUIRED) Anish Kapoor and wife attend the South Bank Show Awards, at The Dorchester on January 26, 2010 in London, England.
  2. MANDATORY CREDIT PHOTO BY DAVE M. BENETT/GETTY IMAGES REQUIRED) Anish Kapoor with his Visual Arts Award attends the South Bank Show Awards, at The Dorchester on January 26, 2010 in London, England.
  3. MANDATORY CREDIT PHOTO BY DAVE M. BENETT/GETTY IMAGES REQUIRED) Anish Kapoor with his Visual Arts Award attends the South Bank Show Awards, at The Dorchester on January 26, 2010 in London, England.
  4. MANDATORY CREDIT PHOTO BY DAVE M. BENETT/GETTY IMAGES REQUIRED) Anish Kapoor with his Visual Arts Award and Grayson Perry attend the South Bank Show Awards, at The Dorchester on January 26, 2010 in London, England.
  5. Blocks of snow slowly slide down Anish Kapoor's sculpture called "Cloud Gate", also popularly known by "the bean" in Chicago's Millennium Park Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010 with the Chicago skyline reflected on the sculpture.
  6. A model displays a jadeite bead necklace during a Sotheby's preview in Hong Kong March 18, 2010. The item is expected to fetch US$4.9-6.4 million at an auction on April 7, 2010.
  7. A model displays a jadeite bead necklace during a Sotheby's preview in Hong Kong March 18, 2010. The item is expected to fetch US$4.9-6.4 million at an auction on April 7, 2010.
  8. LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 08: A Sotheby's employee displays a 5.16 carat pear shaped fancy vivid blue diamond ring, at Sotheby's on March 8, 2010 in London, England. The internally flawless diamond, estimated at 3 - 3.9 million GPB, is the first to come to auction from the De Beers Millennium collection and will be offered for sale at Sotheby's Hong Kong on April 7, 2010.
  9. LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 08: A Sotheby's employee displays a 5.16 carat pear shaped fancy vivid blue diamond ring, at Sotheby's on March 8, 2010 in London, England. The internally flawless diamond, estimated at 3 - 3.9 million GPB, is the first to come to auction from the De Beers Millennium collection and will be offered for sale at Sotheby's Hong Kong on April 7, 2010.
  10. LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 08: A Sotheby's employee displays a 5.16 carat pear shaped fancy vivid blue diamond ring, at Sotheby's on March 8, 2010 in London, England. The internally flawless diamond, estimated at 3 - 3.9 million GPB, is the first to come to auction from the De Beers Millennium collection and will be offered for sale at Sotheby's Hong Kong on April 7, 2010.
  11. LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 08: A Sotheby's employee displays a 5.16 carat pear shaped fancy vivid blue diamond ring, at Sotheby's on March 8, 2010 in London, England. The internally flawless diamond, estimated at 3 - 3.9 million GPB, is the first to come to auction from the De Beers Millennium collection and will be offered for sale at Sotheby's Hong Kong on April 7, 2010.
  12. LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 08: A Sotheby's employee displays a 5.16 carat pear shaped fancy vivid blue diamond ring, at Sotheby's on March 8, 2010 in London, England. The internally flawless diamond, estimated at 3 - 3.9 million GPB, is the first to come to auction from the De Beers Millennium collection and will be offered for sale at Sotheby's Hong Kong on April 7, 2010.
  13. LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 08: A Sotheby's employee displays a 5.16 carat pear shaped fancy vivid blue diamond ring, at Sotheby's on March 8, 2010 in London, England. The internally flawless diamond, estimated at 3 - 3.9 million GPB, is the first to come to auction from the De Beers Millennium collection and will be offered for sale at Sotheby's Hong Kong on April 7, 2010.

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